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phụ đề

noun Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [fu˧˨ʔ ʔɗe˨˩]Huế [fʊw˨˩ʔ ʔɗej˦˩]Saigon [fʊw˨˩˨ ʔɗej˨˩] browser voice
Syllables · tones
phụheavynặngđềfallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

phụ đề means subtitles; captions.

Chinese characters: 附題 (附 “secondary” + 題 “title”)

Meanings of phụ đề in English

Noun

  1. subtitles, captions
    • Cái video này có phụ đề hơn chục thứ tiếng.This video has subtitles provided in a dozen languages.

Example sentences with phụ đề

  • Hôm qua tôi đã dịch và viết phụ đề cho một video bằng tiếng Esperanto và tiếng Tây Ban Nha. Yesterday I translated a video and composed subtitles in Esperanto and Spanish.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 附題, composed of 附 (“secondary”) and 題 (“title”), apparently coined in Vietnamese independently of Chinese.

Frequently asked questions

What does phụ đề mean in English?

phụ đề (noun) means "subtitles; captions".

How do you pronounce phụ đề?

IPA: Hanoi [fu˧˨ʔ ʔɗe˨˩]; Saigon [fʊw˨˩˨ ʔɗej˨˩]. Tones: phụ — heavy tone (nặng), đề — falling tone (huyền).

Is phụ đề a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. phụ đề is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 附題.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.